More than 80 years after Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke died at the age of 28, a theory about the cornetist's controversial end argues Bix was the tragic victim of an anti-liquor campaign arranged by the ...

This weekend will be a very special one for fans of Bix Beiderbecke, jazz and music history. Sunday, March 10 is the 121 st anniversary of Bix’s birth in Davenport and this year is the 100 th ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- Richard Bix Beiderbecke, of Jacksonville, Ill., passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2004, at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville after a lengthy battle with cancer.

The art of cornetist and composer Bix Beiderbecke was essentially about doing a lot with a little. His entire life spanned only 28 years, and his recording career a mere six. Furthermore, most of the ...

Boats began to drop anchor Friday in the Mississippi River off the edge of LeClaire Park in Davenport, a telltale sign that the 34th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival had begun.